Bilbo Baggins | LEGO Lord of the Rings Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took, Bilbo Baggins was content to live a quiet life in the Shire, despite a not-often yearning for adventure he inherited from his mother. He behaved as an ordinary Hobbit of the Shire, until he got a visit from Gandalf . Bilbo was invited to join a party of thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield . The goal of the party was to travel to the Lonely Mountain, kill the dragon Smaug, and thus win his massive hoard. Initially, Bilbo was hesitant about the undertaking of such an unlikely venture by a Hobbit, but at last, his hidden spirit of adventure took over, and he decided to go on the journey. On their way to Rivendell, they were almost eaten by Trolls, but luckily, Gandalf tricked them; and the light of dawn turned them to stone. When they came to Rivendell, Elrond allowed them to stay for a while.

When they set out again, they crossed the Misty Mountains, yet were captured by Goblins and brought to the Goblin King 's lair . There, they were almost killed, but Gandalf once again saved them. As they were escaping the Goblin lair, Bilbo got separated from the rest of the party, and traveled down a side path into the heart of the mountain. Stooping in the almost total dark, he came upon a golden ring. Then, he ran into Gollum . The two had a riddle match , and Bilbo won. Bilbo, using the golden ring's power to render its wearer invisible, made his way out of the tunnels, and was reunited with the dwarves and Gandalf. On the outskirts of the mountains, they were attacked by Wargs and Orcs. They climbed up trees to escape, and Gandalf used his power to blast flaming fir cones at them. The wargs eventually set the tree on fire, but the company was saved by the Great Eagles. The company went on to Beorn, a friend of Gandalf, and stayed with him for a while. Then, they went on to Mirkwood, but at this point Gandalf left them.

Inside Mirkwood, they were attacked by spiders , but Bilbo, using his ring once more, fended them off. Yet they were captured by the Mirkwood elves and imprisoned in their halls. However, they had missed Bilbo, still invisible because of the Ring. The Hobbit freed the dwarves, and stuffed them into barrels, in which they escaped . The party was deposited at Lake-Town, where Thorin was greeted as a king. They went on to the Lonely Mountain and opened a secret door to the inside. Bilbo sneaked in, and still invisible, spoke to Smaug, the dragon. Bilbo discovered that Smaug had a weak spot, and stole a golden goblet from the dragon's hoard. The dragon noticed the piece of treasure was missing, and smashed the mountainside in his wrath. He then went to Lake-town, destroying a great deal of it, but was killed by Bard the Bowsman in the process.The dwarves and Bilbo barricaded the mountain, but they were confronted by Bard and the Elven-king who both demanded a share of the treasure. Thorin stubbornly refused to give them any of it, and called for help from Dain, another Dwarf.

Bilbo sneaked out, without the Dwarves' knowledge, and gave Bard the Arkenstone, which Bard could use to help in his bargaining with Thorin. Bilbo also saw that Gandalf had come with Bard. Thorin found out about Bilbo's treachery and kicked him out of the Mountain. As Dain and the dwarves arrives, so did an army of Goblins. A huge battle known as the Battle of Five Armies was fought, and the Goblins were defeated when the eagles and Beorn joined the fight. However, Thorin, Fili, and Kili were killed in the battle. Bilbo said goodbye to the dwarves, and he and Gandalf returned to Bilbo's hobbit-hole . The Lord of the Rings Edit The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, begins with Bilbo's "eleventy-first" (111th) birthday, on September 22nd by Shire Reckoning (September 12 or 13 of our calendar), in the year T.A. 2890, 60 years after the beginning of The Hobbit.

The main protagonist of the novel is Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's kinsman, who celebrates his 33rd birthday and legally comes of age on the same day. In T.A. 2989 (S.R. 1389), Bilbo, a lifelong bachelor, adopted Frodo, the orphaned son of his first cousin Primula Brandybuck and his second cousin Drogo Baggins, and made him his heir. Though Frodo was actually "his first and second cousin once removed either way", the two regarded each other as uncle and nephew. All this time Bilbo had kept his magic ring, with no idea of its significance, using it mostly to hide from his obnoxious cousins, the Sackville-Bagginses, when they came to visit. Gandalf's investigations revealed it to be the One Ring forged by the Dark Lord Sauron. The Ring had prolonged Bilbo's life beyond the normal hobbit span, and at 111 he still looked 50.

While the Ring did not initially corrupt him as it had its previous owners, it was beginning to affect him; over the years, it had begun to prey on his mind when out of his sight, and he lost sleep and felt "stretched out and thin", as he said to Gandalf. On the night of his and Frodo's birthdays, Bilbo announced his intent to turn his home and estate over to Frodo, put on the Ring and vanished from sight. As Bilbo prepared finally to leave the house, he reacted with panic and suspicion when Gandalf tried to persuade him to leave the Ring with Frodo. Bilbo refused to give up the Ring, referring to it as his "precious" – just as Gollum had in The Hobbit. Gandalf lost his temper with his old friend, talking some sense into him. Gandalf lost his temper with his old friend, talking some sense into him. Bilbo admitted he would have liked to be rid of the Ring, and he left it behind, becoming the first person to do so voluntarily. He left the Shire that night, and was never seen in Hobbiton again.

His earlier adventure, his eccentric habits as a hobbit, and his sudden disappearance lead to the enduring figure of "Mad Baggins" in hobbit folklore, who disappeared with a flash and a bang and returned with gold and jewels. Freed of the Ring's power over his senses, Bilbo travelled to Rivendell, where for the next 17 years he lived a pleasant life of retirement: eating, sleeping, writing poetry, and working on his memoirs, There and Back Again, known to us as The Hobbit. He became a scholar of Elven lore, leaving behind the Translations from the Elvish, which forms the basis of what is known to us as The Silmarillion. When Frodo and the other Hobbits stopped in Rivendell on their quest to destroy the Ring, Bilbo was still alive but now visibly aged, the years having caught up with him after he surrendered the Ring. Upon seeing the Ring again, he suddenly tried to take it from Frodo; he returned to his senses when a terrified Frodo backed away, and he broke down in tears, apologizing for bringing the burden of the Ring onto Frodo.

After the quest to destroy the Ring was fulfilled in The Return of the King, Gandalf and the four Hobbits visited Rivendell on their way back to the Shire and found Bilbo still living there. He gave Frodo a set of manuscripts that later became Translations from the Elvish, and also gave Samwise Gamgee a small bag of gold that represented the last of his share from Smaug's vast hoard. Two years later Bilbo accompanied Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and Frodo to the Grey Havens, there to take ship for Tol Eressëa across the sea, on September 29th, T.A. 3021. He had already celebrated his 131st birthday by this time, surpassing the Old Took by one year and becoming the oldest living Hobbit ever in Middle-earth. (The average life expectancy of hobbits who survive to adulthood is about 100 years.) The Appendices Edit According to the Appendices of The Return of the King, Bilbo was born to Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took on 22 September, T.A. 2890, or S.R. 1290.

The Bagginses of Bag End were one of the oldest, wealthiest, and most respectable hobbit families in Hobbiton until the year 2941 (SR 1341), when Bilbo inexplicably disappeared on his adventure and was thought dead. Poems and songs written by Bilbo "All that is gold does not glitter" "The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late" "The Road Goes Ever On" Bilbo's Last Song Edit Tolkien's posthumously published poem "Bilbo's Last Song", illustrated by Pauline Baynes, describes Bilbo's contemplation of his forthcoming voyage to the Undying Lands. The illustrations evoke his last ride in the company of Elrond from Rivendell to the Grey Havens, as described in The Lord of the Rings. Portrayals in adaptations Edit In the 1968 BBC Radio serialization of The Hobbit, Bilbo was played by Paul Daneman. Nicol Williamson portrayed Bilbo with a light West Country accent in the 1974 performance released on Argo Records. In the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated version of The Hobbit, Bilbo was voiced by Orson Bean.

Bean also voiced both the aged Bilbo and Frodo in the same company's 1980 adaptation of The Return of the King. In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo was voiced by Norman Bird. Billy Barty was the model for Bilbo, as well as Frodo and Sam, in the live-action recordings Bakshi used for rotoscoping. In the BBC's 1981 radio serialization of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo is played by John Le Mesurier. In the 1993 television miniseries Hobitit by Finnish broadcaster Yle, Bilbo is portrayed by Martti Suosalo. In Peter Jackson's films The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King, Bilbo is played by Ian Holm, who had played Frodo in the BBC radio series 20 years earlier. For the film series The Hobbit, also directed by Jackson, the young Bilbo is portrayed by Martin Freeman while Ian Holm reprises his role as an older Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins - LotrProject Bilbo Baggins T.A. 2890 - Sailed West, T.A.

3021 Other names: Ring-bearer, Thief, Burglar, Barrel-rider, Bilbo the Magnificent View on Tolkien Gateway Bilbo Baggins was the son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took,1 and adopted Frodo Baggins as his heir.3 He played an important role in the Quest of Erebor during which he found the One Ring. Bilbo was the first Ring-bearer to give up the Ring of free will when he passed it to his heir, Frodo Baggins. Early years Bilbo Baggins was born on September 22, T.A. 2890, to Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took .1, 2 During his youth, Bilbo came to know Gandalf from his storytelling and excellent fireworks4. Gandalf noticed young Bilbo's adventurousness and love for maps and long walks, a trait inherited from the Took side of the family. After the death of his parents Bilbo inherited Bag End where he settled into a comfortable life. The Quest of Erebor On a spring morning in T.A. 2941, Gandalf approached Bilbo talking of adventures.

Having grown fond of his uneventful life style, Bilbo did not like the idea of adventures at all but reluctantly invited Gandalf for tea the next day. "I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone." "I should think so � in these parts! We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!" - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party The next evening Gandalf returned with Thorin Oakenshield and twelve other Dwarves named Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Oin, Gloin, Dori, Nori, and Ori. Gandalf had volunteered Bilbo to become the burglar on an expedition to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug , the Quest of Erebor. After the Dwarves' stories of Smaug's treasure had awoken the Tookish side in him, Bilbo allowed Gandalf to persuade him into becoming the fourteenth member of the Company.

Across Eriador The company set out across Eridor the next day, accompanied by Gandalf. About a month later, after Gandalf had disappeared, the Company found themselves unable to make fire on a particularly rainy night.6 When seeing a camp fire in the distance they sent Bilbo to investigate. Bilbo saw three Trolls when he approached the fire and decided to steal their purse to prove himself as a burglar. Unfortunately he was caught and the Dwarves were captured shortly afterwards. They were saved by the return of Gandalf, who tricked the Trolls into arguing over how to eat their captives until the dawn, when the Trolls turned into stone. Upon searching through the Trolls' cave Bilbo found a small sword which he kept for the rest of the adventure and later named Sting. The Misty Mountains and Gollum The Company arrived to Rivendell in June and Bilbo met Elrond for the first time.7 After a short rest, they continued over the Misty Mountains through the High Pass. Bilbo and the Dwarves were captured by Goblins after seeking refuge in a cave on a stormy night.

they were rescued by Gandalf, who had avoided capture, but Bilbo was knocked unconscious and was left behind.8 When Bilbo's consciousness returned he felt a golden ring in the dark and put it in his pocket.9 He wandered through the dark until he came upon a lake. There he met the creature Gollum, the owner of the ring. Gollum proposed a game of riddles. If Bilbo won, Gollum would show him the way out. If Gollum won, he would eat Bilbo. Thirty white horses on a red hill, First they champ, Then they stand still. - One of Bilbo's riddles for Gollum. After running out of riddles, Bilbo won the game by accident when wondering out loud as he fingered the ring he had picked up, "What have I got in my pocket?". Gollum mistook it for a riddle and failed to answer correctly. Angered by his loss Gollum went to fetch his magic ring so that he could kill Bilbo anyway, but it was gone. Gollum, enraged, suddenly guessed that Bilbo had it and went after him. Bilbo unwittingly used the ring, turned invisible and escaped.

He then followed Gollum to the eastern door of the tunnels and escaped outside. Journey to Mirkwood Soon after leaving the tunnels he found his companions and his reputation with the Dwarves increased when they learned of his escape.10 However, Bilbo did not mention the ring. Not long after they had started moving they were attacked by Wargs and climbed up in a group of trees. After Gandalf had unsuccessfully tried to save them with pinecones set on fire they narrowly escaped with the help of the Eagles of Gwaihir. The Company travelled to Beorn 's Hall, where they stayed for three days.11 Beorn provides them with food, ponies and a horse and they set out for Mirkwood. When the Company reached the edge of Mirkwoon they sent back the ponies and said goodbye to Gandalf before they entered the forest. Mirkwood After travelling through the forest for many days and beginning to run out of food the Dwarves persuaded Bilbo to climb up a tree.12 Not realizing they were in a valley, Bilbo told them there was no end to the forest in sight.

In despair, they strayed off the path and approached on of the fires of the Wood-elves. However, the elves disappeared as soon as they tried to make contact with them and on the third attempt Bilbo lost his companions. Bilbo soon discovered that the Dwarves had been captured by giant spiders.12 Using the magic ring he helped free them and named his sword Sting after killing his first spider. Shortly after their escape the Company were caught by the Wood-elves and brought to Thranduil, the Elven-king. Using his ring, Bilbo managed to avoid capture.13 The Dwarves refused to tell their errand to Thranduil and were imprisoned.13 Bilbo used his ring to communicate with the Dwarves and devised a plan for their escape. One day, when the head of the guard and the butler fell asleep after drinking too much wine, Bilbo managed to steal the keys to the cells. He then packed the Dwarves into barrels that were to be released into the stream running through Thranduils halls.

Interaction with Smaug Bilbo and the Dwarves travelled down the stream in the barrels and eventually reached the Long lake and Lake-town.14 They received a warm welcome from the Men in Lake-town and were given ponies and food. They traveled by boat to the northern tip of Long-lake from where they proceeded to the Lonely Mountain. They began searching for the secret back door into the mountain described on Thorin's map.15 Upon finding it they were unable to open it until Bilbo solved the riddle on the map when the last light of Durin's day shone upon the key hole. Being the burglar, Bilbo was elected to proceed into the mountain. He brought back a golden cup from the treasure, something which pleased the Dwarves but unfortunately awoke the Dragon.15 Enraged, Smaug ravaged the mountain and killed the ponies. Bilbo decided to return into the mountain to find a weakness in Smaug.16 Smaug did not recognize Bilbo's scent and challenged him. Bilbo told Smaug riddles of his identity and tricked him into showing a gap in his armor.

Upon telling the weakness to the Dwarves, he was overheard by a Thrush. "I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air. I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of bag, but no bag went over me. I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ring-winner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Inside Information When riddling Smaug, Bilbo had called himself "barrel-rider".16 This led Smaug to believe the Dwarves had been aided by the people of Lake-town and that night he set out to destroy it.

Fortunately, the Thrush who had overheard Bilbo passed on his knowledge to Bard the Bowman of Lake-town who pierced Smaug's armor and killed him.17 The Battle of Five Armies With Smaug gone, both the Elves and the people of Lake-town sought part of the treasure which now remained unprotected at the Lonely Mountain.18 Thorin refused their claims and sent for aid from to his nephew D�in, lord of the Iron Hills. Bilbo, who thought the claims reasonable and feared war, sneaked out of Erebor and gave the most precious jewel in the treasure, the Arkenstone, to Bard to bargain with. This deed made Thorin willing to negotiate. Yet war did come. Wargs and Goblins had gone to war against them and so it was that the Battle of the Five Armies was fought.18 While Bilbo survived the battle, Thorin did not. Thorin forgave Bilbo for handing over the Arkenstone on his deathbed. Bilbo took his share of the treasure and returned to the Shire together with Gandalf.19 When he returned home he discovered everyone believed he was dead and his belongings were being auctioned off.

He bought them back and settled in Bag End once again. End of the Third Age After the Quest of Erebor, Bilbo lived a wealthy and comfortable life.20 His adventures had earned him a reputation of being "strange" and eccentric and there was a widespread belief that Bag End had tunnels filled with gold. People also noted how Bilbo showed no signs of aging, something which was caused by his possession of the One Ring. When the parents of Bilbo's young cousin Frodo Baggins died, he adopted the boy and named him his heir. In September, T.A. 3001, Bilbo threw a grand party as a celebration of his 111th birthday and Frodo's 33th birthday.20 During the party he used his ring to vanish and left with three Dwarves for Rivendell to live with the Elves. He left Bag End along with all his possessions to Frodo. Encouraged by Gandalf, Bilbo also left the One Ring and was thus the first Ring-bearer to give up the object willingly. When Frodo came to Rivendell in T.A.

3019 Bilbo gave him his sword Sting as well as a mithril coat he had been given by Thorin.21 At the Council of Elrond, Bilbo volunteered to take the Ring to Mordor but it was decided the burden was now on Frodo to bear. Journey to the West After the end of the War of the Ring, Bilbo was honored with a place on a ship to the West.22 On 29 September, T.A. 3021, he left on a ship from the Grey Havens accompanied by Frodo, Gandalf and a number of Elves. A week earlier he had celebrated his 131st birthday, becoming the oldest Hobbit in the history of Middle-earth. As a a mortal, he died in the West. Contents 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton" 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, A Long-expected Party 4 - J.R.R.

Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Quest of Erebor" 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Roast Mutton 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, A Short Rest 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Over Hill and Under Hill 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Riddles in the Dark 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Queer Lodgings 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Flies and Spiders 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Barrels Out of Bond 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, A Warm Welcome 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, On the Doorstep 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Inside Information 17 - J.R.R.

Tolkien, The Hobbit, Fire and Water 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, The Gathering of the Clouds 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, The Return Journey 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, A Long-expected Party 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Council of Elrond 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, The Grey Havens Mentions of Bilbo Baggins Loading... Quotes by and about Bilbo Baggins "Good morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out farther than the brim of his shady hat. "What do you mean?" he said. "Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?" "All of them at once," said Bilbo. ― The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party "Sorry!

I don�t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea � any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!" ― Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party "Bother burgling and everything to do with it! I wish I was at home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing!" ― Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Roast Mutton "'I am old, Gandalf. I don�t look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed!' he snorted. 'Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can�t be right. I need a change, or something.'" ― Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring, A Long-expected Party "Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!" ― Bilbo, The Hobbit, Inside Information Portrayal in adaptions 2001 - 2003 The Lord of the Rings (film series) Bilbo Baggins is portrayed by Ian Holm.

2012 - 2014 The Hobbit (film series) Old Bilbo Baggins is portrayed by Ian Holm and young Bilbo by Martin Freeman. Family tree excerpt Bilbo Baggins (Character) - Quotes Bilbo Baggins (Character) Bilbo Baggins : My name is Bilbo Baggins! Gollum : Baggines? What is Bagginses?... Precious. Bilbo Baggins : Why don't we have a game of riddles... Just, just you and me. Gollum : [comes towards Bilbo; as Friendly Gollum] Just... Just us? Bilbo Baggins : Yes... Yes! And if I win, you... [gestures] Bilbo Baggins : ...You show me the way out, yes? Gollum : [nods] Yes, Yes... [Gollum's pupils narrow as he becomes Treacherous Gollum. He growls as he back into the shadows; Bilbo looks uneasy] Gollum : [sinister whisper] And if it loses... what then? [Gollum blinks; as Friendly Gollum] Gollum : Well...

if it loses, Precious. then we EATS it! [Gollum giggles sinisterly; then he turns to Bilbo] Gollum : [casually] And if Baggins loses, then we eats it whole. [Gollum smiles and shrugs] Bilbo Baggins : [after a long pause] Fair enough. [from trailer] Gandalf : You asked me to find the fourteenth member of this company and I have chosen Mr. Baggins. Bilbo Baggins : Me? No! No no no! Gandalf : Hobbits can pass unseen by most if they choose, which gives us a distinct advantage. Bilbo Baggins : I am surrounded by dwarves! What are they doing here? Gandalf : Oh, they're quite a merry gathering. Once you get used to them. Hobbit : You! Mr. Bilbo, where're you off to? Bilbo Baggins : Good morning. Gandalf : What do you mean? Do you mean to wish me a good morning or do you mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not? Or perhaps you mean to say that you feel good on this particular morning.

Or are you simply stating that this is a morning to be good on? Bilbo Baggins : All of them at once, I suppose. Bilbo Baggins : I just need to sit quietly for a moment. Gandalf : You've been sitting quietly for far too long! Bilbo Baggins : [to the trolls, about cooking the dwarves] Well, I mean, have you smelled them? You're going to need something a lot stronger than sage before you can plate this lot up! Thorin Oakenshield : And I am sorry for doubting you. Bilbo Baggins : No, it's fine. I would have doubted me too. I'm not a hero, or a warrior... [looks up at Gandalf] Bilbo Baggins : Yes. Gandalf : Well he could! In the Battle of Greenfields, he charged the Goblin ranks. He swung his club so hard it knocked the Goblin King's head cleaned off and it sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit hole. And thus the battle was won and the game of golf invented at the same time. Bilbo Baggins : I do believe you made that up.

Gandalf : Well, all good stories deserve embellishment. You'll have a tale or two to tell of your own when you come back. Bilbo Baggins : ...Can you promise that I will come back? Gandalf : No. And if you do... you will not be the same. [Bilbo attempts to sneak out of the cave while the company sleeps but is stopped by Bofur] Bofur : Where do you think you're going? Bilbo Baggins : Back to Rivendell. Bofur : No. No. You can't turn back now. You're part of the company. You're one of us. Bilbo Baggins : I'm not now, am I? Thorin said I should have never have come and he was right. I'm not a Took, I'm a Baggins. I don't know what I was thinking. I should never have run out my door. Bofur : You're homesick. I understand. Bilbo Baggins : No you don't. You don't understand. None of you do. You're Dwarves.

You're use to this life, to living on the road, never settling in one place, not belonging anywhere! Bilbo Baggins : [Bofur's expression falls and immediately Bilbo realizes he has gone too far] I'my sorry, I didn't... Bofur : [Bofur nods his head and looks around at the sleeping company] No you're right. We don't belong anywhere. Bofur : I wish you all the luck in the world. I really do. [He smiles and pats Bilbo's arm] [last lines] Bilbo Baggins : You're right, I do believe the worst is behind us now. Gandalf : Well, why does it matter? He's back! Thorin Oakenshield : It matters. I want to know - why did you come back? Bilbo Baggins : Look, I know you doubt me, I know you always have. And you're right. I often think of Bag End. I miss my books. And my armchair. And my garden. See, that's where I belong. That's home. That's why I came back, 'cause you don't have one. A home.

It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can. [Bilbo opens the door] Bilbo Baggins : Bilbo Baggins, at yours. Elrond : This is Orcrist, the Goblin Cleaver, a famous blade. Made by the High Elves of the West, my kin. [hands it back to Thorin] Elrond : May it serve you well. [unsheathes Gandalf's sword] Elrond : And this is Glamdring, the Foe-Hammer, sword of the King of Gondolin. These swords were made for the Goblin Wars long ago... [Bilbo curiously looks at his own sword's blade] Balin : Wouldn't bother, lad. Swords are named for the great deeds they do in war. Bilbo Baggins : What are you saying? That my sword hasn't seen battle? Balin : Not actually sure it is a sword. More of a letter opener, really. Ori : That's why we need a burglar! Bilbo Baggins : Hmmm, and a good one too, I would say. An expert. Gloin : And are you?

Bilbo Baggins : [looks behind him, then back] Am I what? Oin : He said he's an expert! Hey hey! [as the trolls are roasting half a dozen of the dwarves on a spit over a fire] Bilbo Baggins : Wait, wait! You are making a terrible mistake! Dori : You can't reason with them, they're half-wits! Bofur : Half-wits? What does that make us? Bilbo Baggins : [as Dwarves start musically banging cutlery on the tables] Careful! You'll blunt them! Bofur : [Amused] Oh, did you hear that, lads? He says we'll blunt the knives! Dwarves: [Gleefully singing] Blunt the knives! Bend the forks! Smash the bottles and burn the corks! Chip the glasses and crack the plates! That's what Bilbo Baggins hates! Bilbo Baggins : [griping about the dwarves] They pillaged the pantry. I'm not even going to tell you what they've done to the bathroom, they all but destroyed the plumbing.

I don't understand; what are they doing in my house? Thorin Oakenshield : Tell me, Mr. Baggins, have you done much fighting? Thorin Oakenshield : Axe or sword, what's your weapon of choice? Bilbo Baggins : [proudly] Well, I do have some skill at conkers, if you must know. Bilbo Baggins : [as four dwarves start rearranging his kitchen, his doorbell rings again] Oh no. No. There's nobody home! Go away, and bother somebody else! There're far too many dwarves in my dining room as it is. If this is some cluthead's idea of a joke, I can only say, it is in VERY poor taste! [He opens the door, and eight dwarves fall in a heap in front of him] Bilbo Baggins : [Bilbo interrupts as Tom the troll about to eat Bombur] Uh... no, no, not... not that one, he... he's infected! Tom Troll : Ooh! [Tom throws down Bombur in disgust] Bilbo Baggins : In-in fact, they all have.

They're infested with parasites, it's a terrible business, I wouldn't risk it, I really wouldn't. Oin : Parasites? Did he say parasites? Kili : Yeah, we don't have parasites! [to Bilbo] Kili : You have parasites! [Thorin realizes that Bilbo is trying to buy them time and kicks Kili, and the dwarves realize what Bilbo is doing] Oin : I've got parasites as big as my arm! Kili : Mine are the biggest parasites, I've got huge parasites! Ori : Yes, I'm riddled! Dori : Yes, we are, badly! Bilbo Baggins : [1st riddle] Thirty white horses, on a red hill; First, they champ. Then they stand; the, they stand still. [Gollum pauses; thinking] [Gollum laughs; Bilbo smiles half-heartedly] Gollum : Yes! my precious! Gollum : [very serious] But we, we... we only have... NINE.

[He bares his nine, crooked, yet sharp teeth; to show emphasis] Gollum : [searching for "his precious"; the one ring; wails in despair] Lost! My precious is LOOOOSSST! [Gollum lets out a gasping sob; Bilbo takes the One Ring out of his pocket and hides it behind his back] Bilbo Baggins : [concerned] What have you lost? Gollum : [crying] Mustn't ask us! Not its business! Noooo... Gollum! Gollum! [Gollum sobs softly] Bilbo Baggins : [swinging his sword at Gollum] *Keep* your distance! *I'LL* use this... if I have to! Bilbo Baggins : [feeling the One Ring in his pocket; to himself] What... have I got... in my pocket? [Gollum; who is crouching on a stalagmite, holding a rock he is meaning to throw at Bilbo, scowls, thinking Bilbo's question as a riddle] Gollum : That's not fair... That's not fair! It's against the *rules*!

[In a hissy fit, Gollum throws the rock down. Bilbo looks on in amazement] Gollum : [pouting] Ask us another one! Bilbo Baggins : [points his sword at Gollum] No, no. You said, "ask me a question." Well, *That* is MY question. "What Have I Got In My Pocket?" [Gollum growls in reluctance as he jumps down from his stalagmite perch and crouches on the floor beside his hideout] Gollum : [holding up only two fingers] It must give us three guesses, precious! It must give us *three*! Bilbo Baggins : Three guesses, very well. Guess away! Gollum : [holds up his hands] Handses! Bilbo Baggins : [shows Gollum that his left hand is out of the pocket] Wrong. Try again. [Gollum groans in frustration] Gollum : [rummaging through his belongings in his hole; to himself] I've got Fishses bones, Goblinses bones, Bat's wings, food...

[He growls; thinking hard; he slaps his hands down repeatedly when... ] Gollum : [shouts] *KNIFE*! Oh, shut up! Bilbo Baggins : Two guesses at once. Wrong both times. Gollum : [groans; defeated] Ooooooohhh... [as he groans; Gollum flops on his side. He lies in a fetal position as he sobs softly] Gollum : [to Bilbo; after answering the first riddle] Our turn... [reciting riddle; as he recites, Gollum menacingly creeps around a rock, not taking his eyes off of Bilbo, who slowly and cautiously steps away from him] Gollum : Voiceless it cries; Wingless flutters; Toothless bites; Mouthless mutters. [he glares at Bilbo deviously] Bilbo Baggins : Just a minute... [Bilbo walks away to think] Gollum : [his pupils widen; as Friendly Gollum] Ooo, Ooo! We knows! We knows!

[as treacherous Gollum] Bilbo Baggins : [Bilbo sees ripples in the lake, made by the wind; he smiles] Wind... Bilbo Baggins : [turning to Gollum] It's wind, 'course it is. [Gollum growls] Gollum : [prowling towards Bilbo] Very clever, hobbitses... VERY CLEVER... Bilbo Baggins : [holds out his sword towards Gollum, stopping him; reciting] A... A box without hinges, key, or-or lid... and yet, golden treasure inside is... hid. Gollum : [Gollum creeps away to think; as he is thinking, he begins to mutter and whisper to himself] Box... um uh... Box... lid... and a key... Gollum : [annoyed; pointing at Bilbo] It's nah-stee. [He continues to whisper to himself] Bilbo Baggins : Give up? Gollum : [strained] Oh, give us a chance, precious! Give us a CHANCE!

[Gollum continues to groan, growl, grunt and hiss in frusteration. As he thinks, he makes faces; making "oo" sounds and blowing raspberry sounds with his lips stretched when suddenly, his eyes open wide and his mouth is agape] Gollum : *EGGSES!* [Gollum chuckles as Bilbo shakes his head, dismayed] Gollum : Eggses! Wet, crunchy little eggses! Grandmother taught us how to suck them, yes! heh, heh... Bilbo Baggins : I've never stolen a thing in my life. Bilbo Baggins : [Grabbing a doily from Nori] Excuse me, that is a doily, not a dishcloth. Bofur : But it's full of holes! Bilbo Baggins : It's supposed to look like that, it's crochet. Bofur : Oh, and a wonderful game it is too, if you've got the balls for it. [first lines] Old Bilbo : My dear Frodo, you asked me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my adventures.

And while I can honestly say I've told you the truth, I may not have told you all of it. I am old, Frodo. I am not the same hobbit as I once was. It is time for you to know what really happened. Old Bilbo : It began long ago in a land far away to the east, the like of which you will not find in the world today. There was the city of Dale, its markets known far and wide, full of the bounties of vine and vale, peaceful and prosperous. For this city lay before the doors of the greatest kingdom in Middle-Earth: Erebor, stronghold of Thrór, King under the Mountain and mightiest of the Dwarf-Lords. Thrór ruled with utter surety, never doubting his house would endure, for his line lay secure in the lives of his son and grandson. Ah, Frodo, Erebor! Built deep within the mountain itself, the beauty of this fortress city was legend. Its wealth lay in the earth in precious gems hewn from rock and in great seams of gold running like rivers through stone.

The skill of the Dwarves was unequalled, fashioning objects of great beauty out of diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire. Ever they delved deep, down into the dark and that is where they found it, the Heart of the Mountain... the Arkenstone. Thrór named it the King's Jewel, he took it as a sign, a sign that his right to rule was divine. All would pay homage to him, even the great Elven King Thranduil. But the years of peace and plenty was not to last. Slowly the days turned sour and the watchful nights closed in. Thrór's love of gold grown too fierce and sickness had begun to grow within him. It was a sickness of the mind. And where sickness thrives, bad things will follow... Old Bilbo : The first they heard was a noise like a hurricane coming down from the North. The pines on the mountain creaked and cracked in the hot, dry wind. It was a fire-drake from the North. Smaug had come! Such wanton death was dealt that day, for this city of Men was nothing to Smaug. His eye was set on another prize.

For dragons covet gold with a dark and fierce desire. Erebor was lost - for a dragon will guard his plunder as long as he lives. Thranduil would not risk the lives of his kin against the wroth of the dragon. No help came from the Elves that day... or any day since. Robbed of their homeland, the Dwarves of Erebor wandered the wilderness, a once mighty people brought low. The young Dwarf prince took work where he could find it, labouring in the villages of Men. But always he remembered the mountain smoke beneath the moon, the trees like torches blazing bright, for he had seen dragon fire in the sky and a city turned to ash. And he never forgave... and he never forgot. Frodo : [finds a manuscript] What's this? Old Bilbo : That is private, keep your sticky paws off! It's not ready yet! Frodo : Not ready for what? Gandalf the Grey : I am looking to hire a burglar. Bilbo Baggins : Burglar. I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. Gandalf the Grey : You mean you do not wish to share a grand adventure?

Bilbo Baggins : Dear me, no. We, Hobbits, are plain quiet folk. Adventures make one late for dinner Gandalf the Grey : [Lighting and thunder strikes] Enough. I am Gandalf. And Gandalf means ME. [as the Battle of Three - ultimately Five - Armies opens, the Men and Elves and Dwarves charge each other... all from different angles] Men: Scurvy dwarves! Thieving dwarves! Kill them! Elves: Kill the dwarves! Chop them up! Take their heads! Dwarves: Kill the men! Kill the elves! Save the gold for ourselves! Bilbo Baggins : [bringing up the dwarves' rear] Personally, I'd rather be back in Hobbitton. [as Bilbo and the dwarves are getting ready for the Battle of Three - ultimately Five - Armies, "Mister Baggins" complains about his ill-fitting war-gear] Bilbo Baggins : This is deucedly uncomfortable. I'm certain to get a rash! Thorin : That armor was forged in the foundaries of my grandfather. Wear it proudly, and it will carry you to victory!

Bilbo Baggins : Confusticate and be-bother victory! I hope only to be taken prisoner as quickly as possible! Thorin : Those are the words of a COWARD! Bilbo Baggins : The coward who flushed out Smaug? The coward who saved you time and time again? The coward who always went forward while you cringed behind? Thorin : You don't see us cringing NOW, do you? Bilbo Baggins : This is MADNESS! Fourteen against ten thousand, and yet you march off to certain destruction as merrily as if you were on your way to another tea party! Thorin : Your kind will never understand war, hobbit. This is WAR! [Bilbo has entered the Lonely Mountain, which once housed a kingdom of dwarves, but which is now Smaug's lair - Smaug is sleeping on a hill of gems and other riches, but wakes up when Bilbo reaches the heart of the mountain] Smaug : Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air - and I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself; there's plenty, AND to spare.

Bilbo Baggins : [who is invisible] Oh... thank you, Smaug the Magnificent! I did not come for wealth. I wish only to have a look at you, and see if you are truly as great as tales say; I did not believe them! Smaug : [flattered] ... Do you now? Bilbo Baggins : They fall utterly short of reality, King SMAUG Under the Mountain! Smaug : Hmmm... You have nice manners for a thief - and a LIAR. Gandalf the Grey : This is a map of Lonely Mountain, presented to me 100 years ago by your father. Thorin : Why wasn't it given to me, the rightful heir? Gandalf the Grey : I have chosen my own time to give it to you. Bilbo Baggins : Oh, I do love maps! I have quite a collection of them. Thorin : Bah! I remember the mountain well enough without it. Gandalf the Grey : Indeed. And how do you intend to enter Smaug's chambers? Through the front gate? As a houseguest? You would be ashes before you took your seventh step.

Bilbo Baggins : The Eagles! The Eagles are coming! [Thorin has just finished explaining the story of Smaug and Lonely Mountain] Bilbo Baggins : So this is why you're here? To help you reclaim the gold? [Bilbo squeals and faints] Bilbo Baggins : Bother burglary and everything to do with it! Gandalf the Grey : Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies because you helped bring them about? You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You're a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I'm very fond of you, but you're only quite a little fellow in a wide world, after all. Bilbo Baggins : Thank goodness! Bilbo Baggins : Perhaps you know the way out? Gollum : Yes, gollum. But perhaps we sits here and chats with it a bitsy, my precious. It likes riddles? Bilbo Baggins : Oh, stop complaining! I never promised to burgle you first class accommodations.

[as the Goblins arrive] Thorin : Oh great Elf King, my truest friend and ally, we must join our forces against this common scourge! Elvenking : But of course, oh noble King Under the Mountain. Your people are like brothers unto mine. Bard : And my men and all their weapons are as one with yours! Together we will vanquish the fell foe... Everyone: TOGETHER! Bilbo Baggins : Thorin is correct, I simply do not understand war... [as Bilbo escapes Erebor] Dori : We should have gone with him! Thorin : To be roasted alive? Dwarves: [Bilbo comes out] It's the burglar. Dori : Free cheers for good old Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins : Thank you. But I'd appreciate a more pragmatic salute. In other words... EXTINGUISH ME! The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) [From trailer] Bilbo Baggins : One day I'll remember. Remember everything that happened: the good, the bad, those who survived... and those that did not.

Bilbo Baggins : [From trailer] Thorin. You gave a promise. Bilbo Baggins : [From trailer] You've won the Mountain. Is that not enough? Bilbo Baggins : [From trailer] When faced with death, what can anyone do? Gandalf : You'll never make it! Gandalf : Because they will see you coming, and kill you! Bilbo Baggins : No, they won't. They won't see me. Gandalf : It's out of the question! I won't allow it! Bilbo Baggins : I'm not asking you to allow it, Gandalf. [goes off] Thranduil : If I am not mistaken, this is the Halfing who stole the keys to my dungeon right from under the nose of my guards. Thorin Oakenshield : [last words] Thorin Oakenshield : [to Bilbo] Farewell, Master Burglar. Go back to your books... and your armchair... plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people... valued home above gold... this world would be a merrier... place... Bilbo Baggins : No!

No, no, no! No! Thorin! Thorin... don't you dare! [cradles Thorin, who has already died] Bilbo Baggins : Thorin... hold on. Hold on. Look. The Eagles. The Eagles. The Eagles are here. Thorin! [realizing Thorin's dead] [breaks down and begins to weep] [Bilbo starts off home, speaking only to Balin] Bilbo Baggins : Could you tell the others I say goodbye? Balin : Tell them yourself. [Bilbo sees that the Company has come to see him off] Bilbo Baggins : If you ever pass through Bag End, tea is at four. You are welcome ANY time. Don't bother knocking! Thorin Oakenshield : I am so sorry... that I have lead you to such peril... [coughs] Bilbo Baggins : No! I am glad to have shared in your perils, Thorin. Each and every one of them. It is far more than any Baggins deserves! Bilbo Baggins : You are changed, Thorin! The Dwarf I met in BagEnd would never have gone back on his word!

Would never have doubted the loyalty of his kin! [the night before the Elves are set to attack Erebor, Bilbo brings the Arkenstone to Thranduil's tent] Thranduil : The King's Jewel... Bard : And worth a King's ransom... how is this yours to give? Bilbo Baggins : I took it as my one-fourteenth share of the treasure. [Gandalf suppresses a smile] Bard : Why do this? You owe us nothing. Bilbo Baggins : I'm not doing it for you. I know that dwarves can be obstinate and pigheaded and difficult. They're suspicious and secretive, with the *worst* manners you can possibly imagine. But they are also brave and kind, and loyal to a fault. I've grown very fond of them, and I would save them if I can. Thorin Oakenshield : [calling down the hall, from the armory to Bilbo] Master Baggins, come here. [Bilbo tentatively wanders over] Thorin Oakenshield : You're going to need this.

[Thorin holds up the mithril shirt - the same one Bilbo gave Frodo in Fellowship of the Ring] Thorin Oakenshield : Put it on. [Bilbo takes it and slips it on over his shirt] Thorin Oakenshield : This vest is made of silver steel. Mithril, it was called by my forebears. No blade can pierce it. Bilbo Baggins : [laughing slightly at how he looks] I look absurd! I'm not a warrior, I'm a Hobbit. Thorin Oakenshield : It is a gift. A token of our friendship. [Bilbo offers a small smile. Thorin glances at the Dwarves in the armory, lowering his voice] Thorin Oakenshield : True friends are hard to come by. [Shoves BIlbo, none too kindly, further down the tunnel, out of earshot] Thorin Oakenshield : I have been blind... but now I begin to see. I am betrayed! [leans closer to Bilbo, lowering his voice even more] Thorin Oakenshield : One of them has taken it.

[Both Bilbo and Thorin glance back towards the armory] Thorin Oakenshield : One of them is false. Bilbo Baggins : [carefully] Thorin... the quest is fulfilled. You've won the mountain. Is that not enough? Thorin Oakenshield : Betrayed by my own kin... Bilbo Baggins : N-no, uh. You made a promise to the people of Laketown. I-is this treasure truly worth more than your honor? Our honor, Thorin, I was also there. I gave my word. Thorin Oakenshield : [Thorin smiles] For that, I am grateful. It was nobly done. [smile fades] Thorin Oakenshield : But the treasure in this mountain does not belong to the people of Laketown. [sounding more and more like Smaug] Thorin Oakenshield : This gold is ours. And ours alone. On my life, I will not part with a single coin. Not one piece of it.

Bilbo Baggins : [Bilbo stares across at him in despair and maybe a little fear as the Dwarves march by, fully armed] [Bilbo, sitting alone, reaches into his pocket] Thorin Oakenshield : What is that in your hand? [Bilbo opens his hand, revealing an acorn] Bilbo Baggins : I picked it up in Beorn's garden. Thorin Oakenshield : You've carried it all this way? Bilbo Baggins : I'm going to plant it in my garden, in Bag End. Thorin Oakenshield : It's a poor prize to take back to the Shire. Bilbo Baggins : One day it'll grow. And every time I look at it, I'll remember. Remember everything that happened: the good, the bad... and how lucky I am that I made it home. Bilbo Baggins : Who is that? He doesn't look too happy. Gandalf : It is Dain, Lord of the Ironhills. Thorin's cousin. Bilbo Baggins : [jogging to catch up to Gandalf] Are they alike?

Gandalf : [pauses] I always found Thorin the more reasonable of the two. Thorin Oakenshield : [learning Bard has the Arkenstone] They are taking us for fools. It is a ruse. A filthy lie. The Arkenstone is in this mountain! It is a trick! Bilbo Baggins : It... it's no trick. The stone is real. I gave it to them. Bilbo Baggins : I took it as my fourteenth share. Thorin Oakenshield : You would steal from me? Bilbo Baggins : Steal from you? No. No, I may be a burglar, but I like to think I'm an honest one. Thorin Oakenshield : I'm glad you're here. I wish to part with you in friendship. Bilbo Baggins : No. You're not going anywhere, Thorin. You're going to live. Thorin Oakenshield : I would take back my words and my deeds at the Gate. You did what only a true friend would do. Forgive me. I was too blind to see it.

[last lines] [Bilbo hears a knocking at his door] Old Bilbo : No, thank you! We don't want any more visitors, well-wishers, or distant relations! Gandalf : What about very old friends? [a pleased Bilbo goes to greet Gandalf] Bilbo Baggins : And what is it? Thorin Oakenshield : That, Master Burglar, is why you are here. Smaug : You think you can deceive me, Barrel-Rider? You have come from Lake Town! This is some sort of scheme hatched between these filthy dwarves and those miserable tub-trading Lakemen, those snivelling cowards with their Longbows and Black Arrows! Perhaps it is time I paid them a visit! Bilbo Baggins : Oh, no... This isn't their fault! Wait! You can not go to Lake Town! Smaug : You care about them, do you? Good! Then you can watch them DIE! [last lines] Bilbo Baggins : What have we done? [gutting an infant spider that touched his ring] Bilbo Baggins : MINE!

[slowly realizes what he has done] Smaug : You seem familiar with my name, but I don't remember smelling your kind before. Who are you and where do you come from, may I ask? Bilbo Baggins : I come from under the hill... Smaug : Underhill? Bilbo Baggins : ...and under hills and over hills my paths lead. And through the air! I am he who walks unseen! Smaug : Impressive. What else do you claim to be? [leans forward to smell Bilbo] Bilbo Baggins : And what's that? Thorin Oakenshield : That, Master Burglar, is why you are here. [Smaug is about to kill Thorin] Thorin Oakenshield : [to Bilbo] NOW! Bilbo Baggins : [jumping and grabbing the dwarvian lever] Argh! [water spews out of the spouts] Smaug : [roars; ready to breath fire] Arrgh... [the water hits Smaug, cooling him off and distinguishing the fire in his lungs] Smaug : [searching for the invisible Bilbo; menacingly] Well...

Thief! I can smell you... I can hear your breath, I can feel your breath... Where-Are-You? [comes really close to Bilbo, who begins to lose his nerve] Smaug : Where are you? [Out of fright, Bilbo takes off running. Smaug chases after him. Bilbo hides behind one of the columns] Smaug : [calmly] Come now... Don't be shy. Step into the light. [creeps towards Bilbo's hiding place] Smaug : There is something you carry... Something made of gold. Except only much... more... Precious... [Bilbo is assaulted by Sauron's eye and quickly takes the ring off. He sees Smaug's piercing eye in front of him. Bilbo gasps, startled] Smaug : There you are... thief in the shadows. Bilbo Baggins : I-I didn't come to steal, Smaug the inaccessibly wealthy. I only wanted to gaze upon your magnificence, and what the old tales say is true. [whimpers] Bilbo Baggins : But I did not believe them!

[Smaug fluidly slinks away and does a pose of grandiose] Smaug : [proudly; his voice resonating] And DO YOU NOW? Bilbo Baggins : [in awe] Yes... Yes, what the stories said is true. Bilbo Baggins : You do know we're one short; where's Bofur? Thorin Oakenshield : If he's not here, we leave him behind. Balin : We have to, if we're to find the door before nightfall. We can risk no more delays. Bilbo Baggins : [whispering] Everyone, climb into the barrels! Quickly! Dwalin : Are you mad? They'll find us! Bilbo Baggins : No, no they won't, I promise you. Please, please, you must trust me. [silence] Thorin Oakenshield : Do as he says. [They do so, and Bilbo does a head count] Bofur : [pokes his head out] What do we do now? [All the dwarves poke their heads out] Bilbo Baggins : Hold your breath.

Bofur : Hold me breath? What do you mean...? [All the dwarves yell as Bilbo pulls the lever opening the trap door, spilling the barrels into the river] Mrs. Bracegirdle : Yeah. Bilbo : Good gracious, you have been productive. Bilbo : I've thought of an ending for my book - "And he lived happily ever after... to the end of his days." Bilbo : [voice] It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might be swept off to. Bilbo : [answering the knocking on his door] No, thank you. We don't want any more visitors, well-wishers, or distant relations. Gandalf : [from outside] And what about very old friends? Bilbo : You will keep an eye on Frodo, won't you? Gandalf : Two eyes, as often as I can spare them. [holding up a mail shirt] Bilbo : Here's a pretty thing: Mithril. As light as a feather, and as hard as dragon-scales.

Bilbo : [to Frodo] I am sorry I brought this upon you, my boy. I'm sorry that... you must carry this burden. I'm sorry for everything. Gandalf : Frodo suspects something. Bilbo : Of course he does, he's a Baggins, not some blockheaded Bracegirdle from Hardbottle. [before his 111th birthday party] Bilbo : Gandalf, my old friend, this will be a night to remember. Bilbo : [enigmatically] You're a good lad, Frodo. I'm very selfish, you know. Yes, I am. Very selfish. I don't know why I took you in after your mother and father died but it wasn't out of charity. I think it was because... of all my numerous relations, you were the one Baggins that showed real spirit. Frodo : Bilbo, have you been at the Gaffer's home brew? Galadriel : The power of the Three Rings is ended. The time has come... for the dominion of Men. Elrond : [in Elvish] The Sea calls us home.

Bilbo : [smiling] I think I'm... quite ready for another adventure! [Bilbo climbs on board with Elrond. Galadriel follows with Celeborn] Gandalf : Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea... comes the end of our Fellowship. I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. [Heads to the ship, then turns around, waiting] Gandalf : It is time, Frodo. Sam : What does he mean? Frodo : We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved... But not for me. Sam : [weeping] You don't mean that. You can't leave. Frodo : [hands Sam the Red Book] The last pages are for you, Sam. Galadriel : The power of the Three Rings is ended. The time has come... for the dominion of Men. Elrond : I Aear c?n ven na mar. [Elvish: The Sea calls us home] Bilbo : I think I'm... quite ready for another adventure.

[Climbs on board with Elrond. Galadriel gets on boat with Celeborn] Gandalf : Farewell... my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea... comes the end of our Fellowship. I will not say, Do not weep... not all tears are an evil. [Heads to the ship, then turns around, waiting] Gandalf : It is time, Frodo. Sam : What does he mean? Frodo : We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved. But not for me. Sam : You don't mean that. You can't leave. Bilbo : Tell me again, lad... where are we going? Frodo : To the harbor, Bilbo. The elves have accorded you a special honor; a place on the last ship to leave Middle Earth. Bilbo : Frodo... Any chance of seeing that old ring again? Hmm? The one I gave you? Frodo : I'm sorry, uncle... I'm afraid I lost it. Bilbo : Oh... Pity. Should have liked to have held it one last time.

Question: At the start of The Fellowship of the Ring, which birthday is Bilbo Baggins celebrating?
Answer: 111th